Crime Rate in Bagots & Needwood, ward

Bagots & Needwood has the 4th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in East Staffordshire district and the 1318th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 119th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bagots & Needwood in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% lower than the East Staffordshire district average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bagots & Needwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 170 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 206 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bagots & Needwood ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Mill Lane, with 20 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Palmer Close (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.